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brown bar

brown bar noun: a second lieutenant.

Noun

brown bar (plural brown bars)

  1. (US, slang) A second lieutenant.
    • Making a rather astute deduction from the fact that the brown bar in white fatigues was loaded down with a huge bottle of clear liquid and an assortment of tubes and needles, […]1978, The MAC Flyer, page 25
    • Afterward, Lindenmeyer made his way over to Lieutenant Turchan's radioman who, considering the brown-bar's greenness, almost appeared to be running the platoon.1991, Keith William Nolan, Operation Buffalo: USMC Fight for the DMZ, page 118

Forms of brown bar

pluralbrown bars

Origin of brown bar

From the insignia of rank.

Questions about brown bar

What does brown bar mean?
Brown bar means a second lieutenant.
What part of speech is brown bar?
Brown bar is a noun.
What is the plural of brown bar?
The plural of brown bar is brown bars.

Words near brown bar in the dictionary

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  4. brown bagging
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  8. brown bastard
  9. brown bastards
  10. brown beaksedge
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